By: Gutierrez H.B. No. 4040       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a pilot program for the establishment of a call center   to assist victims of sexual assault.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 411.0210 to read as follows:          Sec. 411.0210.  STATEWIDE CALL CENTER TO ASSIST SEXUAL   ASSAULT VICTIMS. (a)  The department shall establish a pilot   program for a statewide call center to assist victims of sexual   assault.          (b)  The call center shall maintain a 24-hour statewide   toll-free telephone line operated in English and Spanish and   staffed by trained employees and volunteers.  The call center shall   provide information to victims of sexual assault and shall direct   victims to appropriate external resources.  Information provided to   victims of sexual assault may include information on crime victim   compensation, forensic examination, and counseling.  The call   center shall coordinate with other state and local governmental   entities and organizations in this state to identify resources   available to assist victims of sexual assault.          (c)  Information held by the call center that identifies a   victim of sexual assault is not public information for purposes of   Chapter 552, Government Code.          (d)  Not later than December 31, 2018, the department shall   submit a report to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of   the house of representatives, and members of the legislature   evaluating pilot program.          (e)  Unless this section is continued in effect by the   legislature, this section expires September 1, 2019.          SECTION 2.     This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.